$150,000 Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 7 - 10, 2003
(40, Q15) Jeff Murrell/Jeff Smith
 
Jeff Murrell
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Mesa College
San Diego State
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: $1,950.00
Jeff Smith
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Dallas, TX
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Stephen F. Austin
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 17th (BVA Clearwater 2001)
Career AVP Best: 29th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $0.00
How They Qualified
Olympic Games Experience
The is the first Olympic Games for both players.
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317252933374157Money
AVP6000000000012111 $0.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Scott Stover - 41st
2001 John Stalder - 45th Mike Desjardins - 37th
2002 Sam Haghighi - 33rd Mike Bruning - 49th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 6/13-15/2003 San Diego Open Q14 41st 12 $0.00
AVP 6/6-8/2003 Hermosa Beach Open Q17 33rd 22 $0.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/7/2003 Qualifier 2 Mike Desjardins / Greg Whipple (Q50) Won 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:14
Thu, 8/7/2003 Qualifier 3 Donald Chen / Steve Hubbard (Q47) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:46
Fri, 8/8/2003 Winner 1 Scott Davenport / Chad Turner (25) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:49
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jeff MurrellTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Jeff SmithTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
Fri, 8/8/2003 Contender 1 Dan Fisher / Chris Guigliano (26) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jeff MurrellTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Jeff SmithTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jeff MurrellN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
Jeff SmithN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A2N/A
TotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A3N/A
OpponentsN/AN/AN/AN/A9N/A0N/A
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open500000000000 $0.00
Manhattan Beach100000000000 $0.00
Total600000000000 $0.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jeff Murrell Jeff Smith
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
60000000430 $1,825.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open42000000000 $0.00
5000000000 $125.00 Manhattan Beach8000000000 $0.00
1000000000 $0.00 Tour Championships2000000000 $0.00
66000000430 $1,950.00 Total52000000000 $0.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2003 300000000003 $0.00 5455.6 %
Total 300000000003 $0.00 5455.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jeff Murrell  Jeff Smith
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2000 6000000006 $0.00
           2000FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2001 6000000006 $0.00
           2001 1000000100 $0.00
6000000006 $0.00 2002 5000000005 $0.00
4000000004 $0.00 2003 5000000005 $0.00
120000000012 $0.00 TotalTotal240000001023 $0.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set3 Set MatchesAll MatchesBy Forfeit
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallBy Forfeit
Overall4 80.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 4-1 80.0% 2 25.0% 1 12.5% 5 62.5% 2-6 25.0% 2-2 50.0% 7-7 50.0% 10
2023-20240 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00
Against the Field2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 2-0 100.0% 3-3 50.0% 00
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open005500000000000055
Manhattan Beach002000000100000022
Total007500000100000077
United States Olympic Match Records and Finishes
   Pool PlayLucky LoserContender's BracketWinner's BracketSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall 
OlympicsSeedTeamWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostFinish
19962Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith0000012000000021 5th
19963Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes0000003010000040 Gold
19964Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh0000003010000141 Silver
20009Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana0000002010001040 Gold
20007Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong0000111200000023 5th
20048Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard0300000000000003 19th
200412Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger1200001100000023 5th
20087Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal3000001100000041 5th
20082Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers2100002010001061 Gold
20124Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal2100001100000032 5th
20122Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers3000000100000031 9th
20166Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson1200000000000012 19th
20163Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena3000001100000041 5th
202116Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena2100000100000022 9th
202110Tri Bourne/Jake Gibb2100000100000022 9th
20249Andy Benesh/Miles Partain2100001100000032 5th
202419Chase Budinger/Miles Evans1210000100000023 9th
Total  2214101218114000214828
#United States Olympic Match Results
47 Wins and 26 Losses and Both Teams 3 Times
CountrySeedRoundLocationSeasonTeamCountrySeedTeamResultTime
United States2 Pool B Beijing2008Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersArgentina14Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde Won 21-12, 21-13 0:39
United States16 Pool D Tokyo2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaArgentina21Julian Azaad/Nicolas Capogrosso Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-6 0:55
United States4 Winner 2 Atlanta1996Mike Dodd/Mike WhitmarshAustralia13Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner Won 15-10 0:49
United States7 Contender 2 Sydney2000Rob Heidger/Kevin WongAustralia1Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner Lost 11-15 0:38
United States12 Pool A Athens2004Dax Holdren/Stein MetzgerAustralia13Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack Won 22-24, 24-22, 15-13 1:20
United States8 Pool E Athens2004Dain Blanton/Jeff NygaardAustralia17Julien Prosser/Mark Williams Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:39
United States19 Lucky Loser Paris2024Chase Budinger/Miles EvansAustralia15Thomas Hodges/Zachery Schubert Won 21-19, 21-17 0:38
United States6 Pool F Rio de Janeiro2016Jake Gibb/Casey PattersonAustria18Alexander Huber/Robin Seidl Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:41
United States3 Winner 1 Rio de Janeiro2016Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaAustria18Alexander Huber/Robin Seidl Won 21-14, 21-15 0:37
United States4 Winner 3 Atlanta1996Mike Dodd/Mike WhitmarshBrazil5Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego Won 15-9 0:44
United States9 Gold Medal Sydney2000Dain Blanton/Eric FonoimoanaBrazil3Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos Won 12-11, 12-9 1:41
United States12 Pool A Athens2004Dax Holdren/Stein MetzgerBrazil1Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos Lost 17-21, 10-21 0:40
United States7 Winner 2 Beijing2008Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalBrazil3Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:48
United States2 Gold Medal Beijing2008Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersBrazil4Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhaes Won 23-21, 17-21, 15-4 1:05
United States3 Winner 2 Rio de Janeiro2016Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaBrazil1Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt Lost 14-21, 21-12, 9-15 0:45
United States16 Pool D Tokyo2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaBrazil4Alison Cerutti/Alvaro Filho Won 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 1:05
United States9 Pool D Paris2024Andy Benesh/Miles PartainBrazil4Andre Loyola/George Wanderley Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-8 0:54
United States3 Semi-Finals Atlanta1996Karch Kiraly/Kent SteffesCanada8John Child/Mark Heese Won 15-11 0:40
United States7 Winner 1 Sydney2000Rob Heidger/Kevin WongCanada18Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann Lost 15-17 1:00
United States8 Pool E Athens2004Dain Blanton/Jeff NygaardCanada20John Child/Mark Heese Lost 16-21, 10-21 0:46
United States2 Winner 3 Atlanta1996Carl Henkel/Sinjin SmithCuba10Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell Won 15-13 0:52
United States9 Pool D Paris2024Andy Benesh/Miles PartainCuba16Jorge Alayo/Noslen Diaz Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:38
United States2 Pool B London2012Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersCzech Republic14Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala Won 21-13, 21-15 0:35
United States7 Contender 1 Sydney2000Rob Heidger/Kevin WongFrance19Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud Won 15-2 0:20
United States19 Pool F Paris2024Chase Budinger/Miles EvansFrance6Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Youssef Krou Won 21-14, 21-11 0:30
United States2 Semi-Finals Beijing2008Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersGeorgia15Renato "Geor" Gomes/Gia Terceiro Won 21-11, 21-13 0:41
United States3 Winner 3 Atlanta1996Karch Kiraly/Kent SteffesGermany11Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager Won 15-5 0:32
United States9 Winner 1 Sydney2000Dain Blanton/Eric FonoimoanaGermany16Oliver Oetke/Andreas Scheuerpflug Won 15-7 0:37
United States12 Winner 1 Athens2004Dax Holdren/Stein MetzgerGermany4Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 1:05
United States7 Pool F Beijing2008Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalGermany6Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann Won 21-15, 21-13 0:38
United States2 Winner 2 Beijing2008Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersGermany8David Klemperer/Eric Koreng Won 21-13, 25-23 0:52
United States10 Winner 1 Tokyo2021Tri Bourne/Jake GibbGermany7Julius Thole/Clemens Wickler Lost 21-17, 15-21, 11-15 0:51
United States3 Winner 2 Atlanta1996Karch Kiraly/Kent SteffesItaly14Andrea Ghiurghi/Nicola Grigolo Won 15-7 0:36
United States2 Winner 1 London2012Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersItaly13Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:40
United States3 Pool C Rio de Janeiro2016Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaItaly10Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai Won 21-13, 17-21, 24-22 0:55
United States10 Pool C Tokyo2021Tri Bourne/Jake GibbItaly15Adrian Carambula/Enrico Rossi Won 21-18, 21-19 0:40
United States9 Winner 1 Paris2024Andy Benesh/Miles PartainItaly12Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai Won 21-17, 21-18 0:38
United States7 Pool F Beijing2008Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalJapan19Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori Won 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
United States2 Pool B London2012Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersJapan23Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori Won 21-15, 21-16 0:39
United States2 Pool B Beijing2008Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersLatvia23Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:48
United States4 Pool D London2012Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalLatvia16Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins Won 21-10, 21-16 0:36
United States4 Winner 2 London2012Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalLatvia17Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins Lost 21-19, 18-21, 11-15 0:57
United States7 Winner 2 Sydney2000Rob Heidger/Kevin WongMexico24Juan Rodriguez Ibarra/Joel Sotelo Won By Forfeit  
United States3 Pool C Rio de Janeiro2016Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaMexico15Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen Won 21-14, 21-17 0:40
United States9 Pool D Paris2024Andy Benesh/Miles PartainMorocco21Mohamed Abicha/Zouheir Elgraoui Won 21-12, 28-26 0:49
United States7 Pool F Beijing2008Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalNetherlands18Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes Won 21-16, 21-15 0:37
United States16 Pool D Tokyo2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaNetherlands9Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:40
United States19 Pool F Paris2024Chase Budinger/Miles EvansNetherlands7Stefan Boermans/Yorick de Groot Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:34
United States9 Winner 2 Sydney2000Dain Blanton/Eric FonoimoanaNorway8Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud Won 15-13 0:54
United States12 Pool A Athens2004Dax Holdren/Stein MetzgerNorway24Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide Lost 21-14, 15-21, 14-16 1:01
United States19 Winner 1 Paris2024Chase Budinger/Miles EvansNorway2Anders Mol/Christian Sorum Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:36
United States4 Pool D London2012Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalPoland9Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:43
United States2 Winner 2 Atlanta1996Carl Henkel/Sinjin SmithPortugal18Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia Won 15-7 0:36
United States2 Contender 5 Atlanta1996Carl Henkel/Sinjin SmithPortugal18Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia Lost 13-15 1:10
United States4 Semi-Finals Atlanta1996Mike Dodd/Mike WhitmarshPortugal18Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia Won 15-13 1:05
United States9 Semi-Finals Sydney2000Dain Blanton/Eric FonoimoanaPortugal12Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia Won 15-12 1:11
United States6 Pool F Rio de Janeiro2016Jake Gibb/Casey PattersonQatar19Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse Won 21-16, 21-16 0:35
United States10 Pool C Tokyo2021Tri Bourne/Jake GibbQatar3Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:42
United States16 Winner 1 Tokyo2021Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaQatar3Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse Lost 21-14, 19-21, 11-15 0:57
United States9 Winner 2 Paris2024Andy Benesh/Miles PartainQatar13Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:38
United States4 Winner 1 London2012Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalRussia22Serguei Prokopiev/Konstantin Semenov Won 21-14, 22-20 0:44
United States4 Pool D London2012Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalSouth Africa21Freedom Chiya/Grant Goldschmidt Won 21-10, 21-11 0:33
United States4 Winner 4 Atlanta1996Mike Dodd/Mike WhitmarshSpain9Javier Bosma/Sixto Jimenez Won 15-6 0:30
United States7 Winner 1 Beijing2008Jake Gibb/Sean RosenthalSpain12Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa Won 26-24, 21-17 0:53
United States2 Pool B London2012Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersSpain11Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
United States6 Pool F Rio de Janeiro2016Jake Gibb/Casey PattersonSpain7Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera Lost 19-21, 21-16, 7-15 0:53
United States19 Pool F Paris2024Chase Budinger/Miles EvansSpain18Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera Lost 18-21, 11-21 0:36
United States8 Pool E Athens2004Dain Blanton/Jeff NygaardSwitzerland5Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel Lost 16-21, 21-13, 13-15 0:55
United States12 Winner 2 Athens2004Dax Holdren/Stein MetzgerSwitzerland5Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:43
United States2 Pool B Beijing2008Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersSwitzerland11Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer Won 21-15, 21-10 0:41
United States2 Winner 1 Beijing2008Phil Dalhausser/Todd RogersSwitzerland20Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider Won 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 1:02
United States10 Pool C Tokyo2021Tri Bourne/Jake GibbSwitzerland22Mirco Gerson/Adrian Heidrich Won 21-19, 23-21 0:49
United States3 Pool C Rio de Janeiro2016Phil Dalhausser/Nick LucenaTunisia22Choaib Belhaj/Mohamed Naceur Won 21-7, 21-13 0:30
United States3 Winner 4 Atlanta1996Karch Kiraly/Kent SteffesUnited States2Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith Won 17-15 0:54
United States4 Gold Medal Atlanta1996Mike Dodd/Mike WhitmarshUnited States3Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes Lost 5-12, 8-12 1:02
United States7 Winner 3 Sydney2000Rob Heidger/Kevin WongUnited States9Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana Lost 3-15 0:31
#40 Seed Match Records and Finishes
  Pool PlayLucky LoserContender's BracketWinner's BracketSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall 
OlympicsTeamWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostFinish
#40 Seed Head to Head Results
0 Wins and 0 Losses
SeedRoundLocationSeasonTeamCountrySeedTeamCountryResultTime
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 18 Heath/Roberts 0-1
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 4 Heath/Roberts 28, Q1 Murrell/Smith Q17 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 25 Davenport/Turner 0-1
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Davenport/Turner 25 Murrell/Smith 40, Q15 21-17, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 26 Fisher/Guigliano 0-1
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 1 Fisher/Guigliano 26 Murrell/Smith 40, Q15 21-12, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q21 Owens/Webster 1-0
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 3 Murrell/Smith Q17 Owens/Webster Q49 21-17, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # Q47 Chen/Hubbard 1-0
8/7/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Qualifier 3 Murrell/Smith 40, Q15 Chen/Hubbard Q47 21-15, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # Q50 Desjardins/Whipple 1-0
8/7/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Qualifier 2 Murrell/Smith 40, Q15 Desjardins/Whipple Q50 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:14